Workshop on the World Ocean Assessment

Groups

Parameter

Summary Rationale

Current Condition ( 0 to 10 compared to reference point )

Current Trend ( Improving, Stable, Declining )

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

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Mammals Whales - baleen Whales - toothed Hard coral species Birds Seabirds - resident Migratory seabirds/waders Reptiles Turtles Seasnakes Crocodiles Plants Mangrove species Seagrass species Algae species Dune, saltmarsh, foreshore species Additional key species, specially protected or iconic species groups Seahorses and pipefish Holothurians Triton gastropods ( Charonia spp ) Giant clam ( Tridacna spp ) Coelacanth Groupers Urchins (Tripnuestes gratilla)

Part 2: Species Populations and Groups (continued)

Protected species of ornamental reef fish Crown of Thorns starfish Lobsters (spiny) Butterfly fish